وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ هِشَامٍ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يَأْتِيكَ الْوَحْىُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَحْيَانًا يَأْتِينِي فِي مِثْلِ صَلْصَلَةِ الْجَرَسِ وَهُوَ أَشَدُّهُ عَلَىَّ فَيَفْصِمُ عَنِّي وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ مَا قَالَ وَأَحْيَانًا يَتَمَثَّلُ لِيَ الْمَلَكُ رَجُلاً فَيُكَلِّمُنِي فَأَعِي مَا يَقُولُ " . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الشَّدِيدِ الْبَرْدِ فَيُفْصِمُ عَنْهُ وَإِنَّ جَبِينَهُ لَيَتَفَصَّدُ عَرَقًا .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, that al-Harith ibn Hisham asked the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "How does therevelation come to you?" and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Sometimes it comes to me like theringing of a bell, and that is the hardest for me, and when it leavesme I remember what it has said. And sometimes the angel appears to mein the likeness of a man and talks to me and I remember what he says." A'isha added, "I saw it coming down on him on an intenselycold day, and when it had left him his forehead was dripping withsweat." Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 15 Hadith 479
Web Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 15 Hadith 7